| STUDY SHEET -- CHAPTER 1 Is crime increasing or decreasing - what are the basic crime trends over the last few decades? What are �contextual� and �policy� factors in crime causation? What is �evidence-based� policy and what are the four standards of EBP? What is the "two crime problem" and what is the "two drug problem"? What is the �bait and switch� problem with crime policies? What is the basic feature of the war on crime (get tough, punishment, imprisonment? Who has the war on crime usually targeted (race/ethnicity, age, etc.)? Why and how has the war on crime "backfired" according to Walker? Why is "waging war" on crime futile? What are Walker�s 3 "ground rules" for evaluating the CJS? What are the main features of Conservative and Liberal crime theologies? |